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side    of  the equation    to  get 3   =   2   log  ,  then    3   =   2(–6),  and finally 3   =   –12.

Eliminate   (D).    The correct answer  is  (B).



  1. 48 Set up a proportion: = . Cross-multiply and get x = 1.2 × 40 = 48.




  2. 558 During the summer the ice cream vendor sells an average of 2(50) – 7 = 93 popsicles per
    day. Over 6 summer days, 93 × 6 = 558 popsicles are sold. The correct answer is 558.




  3. or 3.5




First,  get rid of  the decimals    in  the first   equation    by  multiplying the first   equation    through by
10 to get 13g + 17h = 50. In the second equation, move all the variables to the left of the
equal sign to get –13g + 3h = 20. Whenever there are two equations with the same two
variables, they can be solved simultaneously by adding or subtracting them. The key is to
get one variable to disappear. Stack the equations on top of each other and add them.

Therefore,  h   =    .  Because this    number  is  too large   to  grid    in, either  reduce  the fraction    to  

,   or  convert the fraction    to  the decimal 3.5.


  1. 16 To find the percent of registered Democrats planning to vote for Candidate A, divide the


number  of  Democrats   planning    to  vote    for Candidate   A   by  the total   number  of  registered

Democrats:      =   0.16    =   16%,    which   makes   16  the correct answer.


  1. 30 Start by drawing the picture, as this question doesn’t provide one. To do so, change each of


the equations   into    the slope-intercept form    of  an  equation    y   =   mx  +   b,  where   m   is  the slope

and b   is  the y-intercept.    The second  equation    becomes 3y  ≥   2x  −   12, or  y   ≥    x  −   4.  The

third   equation    becomes 5y  ≤   –2x +   20, or  y   ≤   – x +   4.  The ≥   sign    in  the second  equation

means   that    everything  above   the line    should  be  shaded, and the ≤   sign    in  the third   equation
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